Topic: Did you see anything in Week 1 that you can trust?

Here are the themes that are dominating all sports media after 1 week of football

Pats are going 16-0 and winning the Super Bowl...Miami is going 0-16 and Clemson would beat them

Giants have the worst secondary of all time

Joe Flacco is the worst QB in the NFL

Oakland might be better without AB

Cleveland is a circus and this will end bad

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Some of these themes will be true and some wont but its our job to figure the 2 out. I like fading the over exaggeration that Week 1 brings. I lost betting Flacco even after beating the closing line by 5 points. So much for that. There is something to be said about getting rid of a distraction in the locker room like AB. Oakland might surprise people especially if they could keep their heads above water until their OL gets healthy. In Cleveland, this doesnt feel great. Rookie coach, undisciplined team, big personalities- Do the inmates run the asylum by mid October? I will bet alot of money that Miami doesnt go 0-16, or even 1-15. This is professional football. I bet they cover this week vs NE.

Are you betting teams that won in Week 1 to go with the momentum or lost in Week 1?

I think cleveland will gel by week 4 or 5
This is a classic start to an overrated team
I still like them to win the division
Baltimore looked wicked but against bums
My week 2 angle always focuses on teams that were blown out and their ability to rebound along with vegas looking to get their money back

Eagles fell behind by 17, and dominated the 3rd quarter to take back the lead- I like a team that can come back from far behind. Wentz was 28/39 for 313 passing yds, 3 TD's and no interceptions, DeSean Jackson was dominating with 154 yds for over a 19 yd per catch average, and Sproules/Howard ran for 123 yds averaging 6+ yds per carry. If injuries don't derail them, they will be a solid bet, especially at home.

Appalling results for Steelers in the AFC North ever since the departure of Antonio Brown, however Ben Roethlisberger may lead them to a revival should they solidify their offense department. Still Patriots handed them a hiding.

What stuck out for me is how many teams weren't prepared to play in week 1 of the season. What's behind these poor performances? A collective agreement that has limited practice time or maybe the recent success of the RAMS who last year held out a lot of starters in preseason and managed to make it all the way to the Super Bowl, remember it's a copy-cat league.

The NFL season takes its toll on a player's body, for sure, but with this lack of contact during the preseason there probably will be a lot really sore players this week. It might be a difficult week to go from west to east and play in an early time slot and deal with the wear and tear of recovering from the first real action of the season.

SEA at PIT : The offensive play calling for PIT was horrendous. Do they bounce back?
SFR at CIN: The 49ers second W-E road game in a row. Does this create a scheduling advantage?
LAC at DET: The Chargers, a good road team, comes off of an OT win and head out east for an early start time

Other games I watched …

LAC-SDG : Brissett is big, athletic, and doesn't throw interceptions the Colts are going to be okay.
KCY-JAX : The JAGS lack composure. Do they have a leadership problem?
NYG-DAL : Really, is your pass defense that bad?
TEN-CLV: My god 18 penalties in week 1, that's a record for a season-opener. A canary in a coal-mine?